Proposition O

Supporting Reproductive Rights

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Proposition O would declare it to be City policy to; serve as a safe place for people seeking reproductive care, including abortions, protect the rights of pregnant people to control their medical decisions, and safeguard the confidentiality of reproductive health information. Proposition O is an ordinance that requires 50%+1 affirmative votes to pass.

Fiscal Impact: The cost of the proposed ordinance would be dependent on decisions that the Mayor and Board of Supervisors make in future budgets, as this ordinance does not bind future Mayors and Boards of Supervisors to provide funding for this purpose. Should future policymakers choose to direct funds to the Reproductive Freedom Fund, cost requirements are likely to be minimal ranging up to approximately $8,000 for the maintenance of signage.

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Details

Pro/Con
Pro: 

Supporters argue that Prop O - the San Francisco Reproductive Freedom Act - ensures that everyone in our city has the autonomy to make decisions about their reproductive health.

San Francisco is a city known for its progressive values, inclusivity, and unwavering commitment to individual rights. Prop O embodies these principles by protecting access to comprehensive reproductive healthcare, including safe and legal abortion services.

At a time when reproductive rights are under attack nationwide, and Donald Trump and J.D. Vance have proposed a nationwide abortion ban, it is imperative that San Francisco stands as a beacon of freedom and compassion.

Proposition O affirms that we all deserve the right to make private health decisions without government interference.

A YES vote on this measure means: you want City policy and law to support, protect and expand reproductive rights and services.

Con: 

Opponents argue that this measure goes way beyond "pro-life versus pro-choice." Prop O will discriminate against life-affirming healthcare facilities that San Francisco citizens depend on and lessen the number of services they can provide to the community.

It would require signs to be installed outside of free pro-life medical clinics in the city of San Francisco to advertise abortion centers. It will also create a designated coffer for soliciting grants, donations, and budgeted tax funds to pay for elective induced abortions up to 24 weeks gestation and create a new website to highlight abortion businesses and disparage "limited service" centers. 

A NO vote on this measure means: you do not want to make these changes.

In Depth

State law prohibits the City from cooperating with or providing information to any law enforcement agency of another state or the federal government regarding a lawful abortion performed in California. Proposition O would declare it to be City policy to:

  • Serve as a safe place for people seeking reproductive care, including abortions

  • Protect the rights of pregnant people to control their medical decisions

  • Safeguard the confidentiality of reproductive health information

Proposition O would also:

  • Create a Reproductive Freedom Fund that accepts grants and gifts to support reproductive rights and services

  • Require DPH to maintain a public website that lists facilities that provide abortions or emergency contraception or offer referrals for these services, and lists limited services pregnancy centers in San Francisco

  • Authorize DPH to post signs outside limited services pregnancy centers to inform the public that those facilities do not provide abortions or emergency contraception or offer referrals for these services; these signs would also indicate where to obtain these services

  • Limit City-funded facilities that provide abortions from requiring providers to have additional medical qualifications beyond those required by law

  • Prohibit City officials from providing information to law enforcement agencies of other states or the federal government concerning a person’s use or possession of contraception, use of in vitro fertilization, pregnancy status or choice to get an abortion; and

  • Modify the City’s zoning law so that reproductive health clinics may operate in more areas of San Francisco, including all floors in nonresidential districts and corner lots in residential districts.

Source: Final Digest - Supporting Reproductive Rights

Voter Resources

City and County of San Francisco Office of Elections

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